Best of FTA - Apple II and IIGS emulator - runs all images

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  1. Thorvald

    Thorvald Member

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    Sat back with iPhone Explorer tonight, copied over some dsk images and then editted the XML file and voila! Full working emulator.

    Too bad I haven't found a way to enable the tab bar at the bottom nor the ability to switch dsk images in game (for Multi disk games).

    The dev even included System 6 for the IIgs, add that to the XML and enjoy! Just hit enter past all the errors.

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    Anyone else explored this app?
     
  2. pka4916

    pka4916 Well-Known Member

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    #2 pka4916, Mar 1, 2011
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    nvm..
     
  3. pka4916

    pka4916 Well-Known Member

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    Are those big games? Kinda looked around and they are around 200Kb ?
    Just checking.
     
  4. Sciencematthew

    Sciencematthew Well-Known Member

    Apple2gs

    Could you post the games that you have running, is it possible to run GEOS
    They have an apple 2 version
     
  5. Sciencematthew

    Sciencematthew Well-Known Member

    Apple 2

    I figured out how to load multiple diskimages put them all in a zip archive called game.dsk.zip it should work, orgen trail did.
     
  6. pka4916

    pka4916 Well-Known Member

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    Are all the file formats 2mg (or something like that) ?
    and do you have to create all those png files for the images ?
     
  7. Sciencematthew

    Sciencematthew Well-Known Member

    GEOS Boots

    I loaded a version of apple GEOS, no keyboard or mouse support yet.
     
  8. Sciencematthew

    Sciencematthew Well-Known Member

    Yes they are but it supports .dsk files
     
  9. pka4916

    pka4916 Well-Known Member

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    I'm not getting the items in my main list
    I edited the list.activegsxml file but no luck?

    I have several of these in that file now

    <config version="2" id="Space Ace">
    <name>Space Ace</name>
    <year>1991</year>
    <publisher>FTA</publisher>
    <desc>A Stellar7 tribute! </desc>
    <pic type="thumbnail" width="64" height="40">bouncinferno_4.png</pic>
    <format>2GS</format>
    <image slot="5" disk="1">Space Ace.dsk.zip</image>
    <bootslot>5</bootslot>
    </config>


    Is there anither file, or am i doing something wrong?
     
  10. pka4916

    pka4916 Well-Known Member

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    Do I need to put the games in the Documents folder?
    I tried tons of things and not getting anything to work.

    Could you give us a small explanation on how and where to put things?

    Thanks so much
     
  11. RM imagery

    RM imagery Well-Known Member

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    Back in high school in 1985, the math lab had a powerful mac (wish I knew which one). It had a function where you input a simple formula like X + Y = 16, and it created different graphic effects loops across the entire screen. I loved it and it was always in the back of my brain all these years trying to figure what it was.

    Any one know what that was? Any chance of that in this program?
     
  12. Sciencematthew

    Sciencematthew Well-Known Member

    The games can go in the .app directory
    And for multiple dsk Images you could try:
    disk="1">Space Ace1.dsk</image>
    disk="2">Space Ace2.dsk</image>
    To divest the dsk files, it worked with APPLE GE OS
     
  13. pka4916

    pka4916 Well-Known Member

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    I'm not even getting single disks to work.

    The files are ending with 2gm
    and did it the way as everything else, except the images.
     
  14. pka4916

    pka4916 Well-Known Member

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    What file needs to be modified ????

    I did the list.activegsxml

    but that's not the right file.

    I replaced it with something else, and it still has all the games in it, while I deleted all except for 1.
    So it's using a different file.. but what?
    All I have are Plist files. unless there is something else?
     
  15. Sciencematthew

    Sciencematthew Well-Known Member

    I don't get it I have system 6 running from the list.activegsxml and GEOS and orgen trail.
    Here is what text I added for coustom games:
    -->

    **<config version="2" id="system 6">

    ** *<name>system 6</name>

    ** *<year>1977</year>

    ** *<publisher>Apple</publisher>

    ** *<desc>Mac OS 6</desc>

    ** *<desc>

    ** * *<![CDATA[

    ** * *<p>

    ** * *The Apple II (often rendered Apple ][ or Apple //) was an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) and introduced in 1977 source : wikipedia.

    ** * *This is a system 6 emulator for iOS you cann launch all prodos files, recoded by sciencematthew .</p>

    ** * *<p>

    ** * *System 6

    ** * *</p>

    ** * *

    ** * *]]></desc>

    ** *<pic type="thumbnail" width="64" height="40">noisetracker_1.png</pic>

    ** *<format>2GS</format>

    ** *<image slot="5" disk="1">SYSTEM6.2MG</image>

    ** * * *<pic type="screenshot" width="320" height="200">noisetracker_0.png</pic>

    ** * * * * * * *<pic type="screenshot" width="320" height="200">noisetracker_1.png</pic>

    ** * * * * * * *<pic type="screenshot" width="320" height="200">noisetracker_2.png</pic>

    ** * * *

    ** *<bootslot>5</bootslot>

    (I did not bother to change the images attached.)
    Hope this helps!
     
  16. Sciencematthew

    Sciencematthew Well-Known Member

    Some of the text is changed when I posed it once my server is running again I will post the activegsxml and working games there.
     
  17. pka4916

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    Think I figure out why.

    you have to close the program on the ipad and also in the background.
    If not, and you copy the new file, the end task in the taskbar
    will create a new XML file..
     
  18. pka4916

    pka4916 Well-Known Member

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    Thanks.. looking forward to that list :)
     
  19. Sciencematthew

    Sciencematthew Well-Known Member

    How to add system 6 ( and other games/os) to active GS

    Step 1: open iPhone explorer and locate best of fta.app directory
    Step 2: copy list.activegsxml to desktop.
    Step 3: scroll down to the last "boot slot 5" and paste:

    -->

    **<config version="2" id="system 6">

    ** *<name>system 6</name>

    ** *<year>1977</year>

    ** *<publisher>Apple</publisher>

    ** *<desc>Mac OS 6</desc>

    ** *<desc>

    ** * *<![CDATA[

    ** * *<p>

    ** * *The Apple II (often rendered Apple ][ or Apple //) was an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) and introduced in 1977 source : wikipedia.

    ** * *This is a system 6 emulator for iOS you cann launch all prodos files, recoded by sciencematthew .</p>

    ** * *<p>

    ** * *System 6

    ** * *</p>

    ** * *

    ** * *]]></desc>

    ** *<pic type="thumbnail" width="64" height="40">noisetracker_1.png</pic>

    ** *<format>2GS</format>

    ** *<image slot="5" disk="1">SYSTEM6.2MG</image>

    ** * * *<pic type="screenshot" width="320" height="200">noisetracker_0.png</pic>

    ** * * * * * * *<pic type="screenshot" width="320" height="200">noisetracker_1.png</pic>

    ** * * * * * * *<pic type="screenshot" width="320" height="200">noisetracker_2.png</pic>

    ** * * *

    ** *<bootslot>5</bootslot>

    Step 4: Then u can rename system6.2nd to any other .dsk or 2mg file(case sensitive, only apple 2gs support at this time)

    Step 5: copy list.activegsxml back to where it came from.
    Step 6: re-start the best of fta app on the idevice.
    Step 7: enjoy!!!
    Edit: please take out the * I will make a pre edited one on my server when it is back online.
     
  20. pka4916

    pka4916 Well-Known Member

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    This should be enough

    it seems to work for the games also

    <config version="2" id="system 6">
    <name>system 6</name>
    <format>2GS</format>
    <image slot="5" disk="1">SYSTEM6.2MG</image>
    <bootslot>5</bootslot>


    for multi disks you use

    <image slot="5" disk="1">SYSTEM6 disk 1.2MG</image>
    <image slot="5" disk="2">SYSTEM6 disk 2.2MG</image>
    <image slot="5" disk="3">SYSTEM6 disk 3.2MG</image>


    Don't change the slot number, if you use 1, then it's doing some kind of a test
     

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